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White House Ends Tours, Will Throw Birthday Bash for the First Lady
Mon, 03/11/2013 - 1:20pm | posted by Jason Pye
Last week, the White House announced that it would end its tour program due to spending cuts — known as the sequester — that took effect earlier this month. While the White House claims that ending the tours will save some $74,000 per week, ABC News recently noted that the figure is closer to $18,000 per week.
It’s hard for the White House to talk about these draconian cuts that are going to shut down White House tours, which are difficult to get in the first place, when they’re throwing a birthday party extravaganza for First Lady Michelle Obama that will feature Adele and Beyonce:
Preparations are already underway for Michelle Obama’s big 50th birthday next January, and two of music’s biggest acts have reportedly been booked for the occasion.
An unnamed (and potentially questionable) source told the UK’s Daily Mail that the first lady has asked Beyonce and Adele to perform at her party.
“America’s first lady will be holding a huge celebrity-packed party for her birthday at the White House next year and, as she adores Adele and Beyonce, she has asked them both to sing,” an unnamed source told The Daily Mail. “Adele has graciously accepted and waived her usual fee for the high-profile private performance. She will sing a selection of her most-loved hits for the first lady and her friends.”
Granted, the singers aren’t going to get paid. But while the White House keeps talking up the spending cuts that it says are unreasonable, why are they holding such a big birthday bash? After all, the sequester was President Obama’s idea. He signed it into law. Why isn’t the White House scaling back some of the excess, instead of partying with pop stars? How about those famous golf trips? It doesn’t look like President Obama will be ending those taxpayer-funded trips to the links.
The goal of the cuts has to been to make them sound as unpopular as possible to get the most public reaction, a strategy that didn’t work too well before the cuts, which aren’t even really cuts as far as it goes. One U.S. park ranger, for example, told Fox News that supervisors wanted to push spending cuts that vistors would see.
Despite all of its positioning and posturing on the sequester, President Obama has no interest in sharing any sacrifice. None whatsoever. While it may be a small issue, it speaks volumes to the how this President views his role in times when Washington is tightening the belt, even as ever so slightly as it’s having to do with the sequester. .
This is all a show and game to the president and First Lady! Of course, there are millions who believe whatever they say! It is very sad they care only for themselves! I remember when JFK stayed after Jackie to stay within her budget! When she wanted to remodel the White House she had an auction to sale old furniture to raise money to remodel! I had respect for them both! They weren’t just serving the country for what they could get!
The estimated cost of this beitch’s party>>>SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS !!!! FCK THAT !!!!!
This is like a bad movie. You just can’t believe someone in such a high, respected office coudl be so despicable.
She doesn’t need a 50th Birthday Party. There are many women and men out there that doesn’t get a party for any of their birthday no matter what the age . They are wasting money once again on something that is not even important. Turning 50 is no big deal…now if she was turning a 100 i might be okay with a party.
If they both choked on chicken bones and died, I bet the world would throw a real big party. I haven’t had a drink in over 20 years and I would have to toast that with a shot of anything.
This mix up couple have no idea what a budget is…The First Lady should tell her husband to use his own money for her Birthday..not others!!! If my husband used other people money for my Birthday party I would be so disappointed in him…A real man using his own money not others to show his wife he loves her…Grow-up bake your wife a cake Mr P and sell so of your thinks to throw her this birthday she’ll enjoy it a lot more…..and you may even get lucky..lol
I am turning 55 no party here no mid life “bang” crisis either. no constant expensive vacations, no 875,000.00 outfits, and no parties or ceremonies to crash!!
And what is this fixation with Beyonce? Shes a nothing nobody piece of trash that I do not allow my grandchildren to watch. She dresses and acts like a hootchie. No roll modle there.
I have never in my life seen a First Lady without a real purpose or job!!! She does nothing but vacation and spend money. Maybe she should put a little of her admoration for a hootchie into helping the homeless, or the hungry children right here in our own country!!! She is a major joke around the world!!!!!
I would not perform for those people for free! They disgust me.
This President, and I use the term lightly, is a disgrace to our country if for no other reason than he has never even conclusively proven that he is eligible to be the president. He will never be remembered for anything good because he has produced nothing good. From voting fraud to elaborate vacations he is without a doubt the worst excuse for a president we have seen or possibly will ever see. Be on the lookout for term limits to be raised or done away with within the next 4 years. He’s not done yet. I believe Hitler started this way. Just sayin’……
Worst.President.Ever.
This is the way despots do things. GOD heal the United States.
Obama is a disgrace to the office of President. The media is just as much to blame they swooned all over him for every stupid thing he did. The best thing this country can to is to have an outright full investigation into the background of this person and find out just where he came from. If the supreme Court had any guts they would order the opening of his peronal records and I am sure we would finally see he is an imposter and need to be put to death for treason againd the U.S. Constitution. and the American people.
Amen
Beyonce, Beyonce…isn’t she the singer who has been trying the Satanic
cult/religion experience…..just sayin..
How are they saving $74K by cutting a tour that the tourists PAY FOR???? This is a crock of you know what. The tour consists of people filing thru a security check and then being led through maybe 4 or 5 rooms single file. I was in there many years ago. There is no way they are spending that kind of money. So why does the first lady need a birthday bash? So they book 2 of the most expensive music people and invite umpteen more guests, have to add on more security, etc and buy gourmet food??? That is probably more than the $74 K right there. Obama is such a liar and wanna be king. I have no use for him. I would probably not shake his hand if I even had the chance to meet him. He will spend luxuriously on himself and his people but cut the American people’s right to see one of the most important buildings in the nation’s history. What a scumbag. Next will be the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington monument. I am thoroughly disgusted.
Impeach Barack Obama. This is a clear case of selfishness, that political leaders of the U.S.A. should not demonstrate. It was this sort of misbehavior that got The French Revolution started. Peter Guild, Quincy, MA.
Now, now. Everybody calm down. After all, we all must set our own priorities, and this let’s more people see how he sets his. Party for your wife is fine—-as long as you pick up your own tab. Then invite anyone you wish—but, remember, the secret service, et al, need to be included in that tab. (yes, I’m being just a bit tongue in cheek).
Take that booty beitch to Chucky Cheese !! THEN IMPEACH THE LIAR IN CHARGE FCK THEM BOTH !!!
Let them eat birthday cake?
I completely agree with Conservative thinker and best-selling author, George Marlin who said,”… this generation of elitists I define as narcissists, and I think the narcissist in chief is the president of the United States. He is the classic example of narcissism running a nation — a nation he’s running into the ground at the moment.” Tax payers spent 1.4 billion dollars on the Obama family last year. Obama spends more time vacationing than any other president, ever. He has such a pompous, boastful, bow-down-before-me, lack of conscience, self-serving attitude. If the first lady were any different, we would have already known by now. If he tries to find another way around the Constitution and make into law a third term for himself, God save us all. God save us.
I’ve been reading through the comments for the last 15 minutes and I just realized, no one has anything nice to say at all! AT ALL! Course, neither do I.
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